Like every day, the new price of petrol and diesel has been released across the country today i.e. Friday, May 17 at 6 am. Before the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the government had reduced the price of fuel by Rs 2 on March 14, 2024. However, since then there has been no change at the national level.
Talking about the prices of crude oil, it had crossed 90 dollars per barrel, which has now seen a decline and the rates of crude oil are above 83 dollars per barrel. Let us know what are the fuel prices in cities other than the metropolitan cities of the country on May 17?
Petrol rates (per liter) in metropolitan cities
The price of petrol in Delhi is Rs 94.76.
The price of petrol in Mumbai is Rs 104.19.
The price of petrol in Kolkata is Rs 103.93.
The rate of petrol in Chennai is Rs 100.73.
The rate of petrol in Bengaluru is Rs 99.82.
Diesel price in metros (per litre)
Diesel price in Delhi is Rs 87.66.
Diesel price in Mumbai is Rs 92.15.
Diesel price in Kolkata is Rs 90.74.
Diesel rate in Chennai is Rs 92.32.
Diesel price in Bengaluru is Rs 85.92.
Fuel rates in other cities (per litre)
city petrol rates diesel rates
Noida 94.66 87.76
Gurgaon 94.90 87.76
Lucknow 94.56 87.66
Kanpur 94.50 88.86
Prayagraj 95.28 88.45
Agra 94.47 87.53
Varanasi 95.07 87.76
Mathura 94.41 87.19
Meerut 94.34 87.38
Ghaziabad 94.65 87.75
Gorakhpur 94.97 88.13
Patna 106.06 92.87
Jaipur 104.85 90.32
Hyderabad 107.41 95.65
Bengaluru 99.84 85.93
Bhubaneswar 101.06 92.64
Chandigarh 94.64 82.40
The price of petrol and diesel is different in every city
Fuel prices vary in different cities due to different taxes. Nationally, fuel rates vary across cities. The reason behind this is the imposition of different taxes by the state government. Whereas, in cities, apart from the state government, local tax is also levied due to which the price changes are seen.
How to check new fuel rates?
You can know the price of petrol and diesel through the official website of Indian Oil. You can also check fuel rates through SMS. Message RSP and pin code of your city to Indian Oil number 9224992249. If you are a BPCL customer then message RSP and PIN code of your city on number 9223112222. HPCL customers will have to SMS HPPrice and the pin code of their city to the number 9222201122.
